Aston Villa vs Sunderland live: Latest score, teams news and breaking news from Villa Park, Rudy Gestede starts up front

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Welcome to our live coverage of today's match at Villa Park.

● Aston Villa vs Sunderland kicks off at 3pm

● Tim Sherwood turns to Barcelona product Adama Traore as Villa seek upturn against relegation rivals

● ASTON VILLA TEAM: Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi, Westwood, Sanchez, Bacuna, Gueye, Sinclair, Gestede. Subs: Bennett, Cole, Veretout, Ayew, Gil, Kozak, Bunn
● SUNDERLAND TEAM: Pantilimon, Jones, Kaboul, O'Shea, Van Aanholt, Rodwell, Cattermole, M'Vila, Lens, Graham, Defoe. Subs: Larsson, Toivonen, Coates, Mannone, Fletcher, Watmore, Gooch.

● TODAY'S FIXTURES: Newcastle vs Arsenal, Aston Villa vs Sunderland, Bournemouth vs Leicester, Chelsea vs Crystal Palace, Liverpool vs West Ham, Man City vs Watford, Stoke vs West Brom, Tottenham vs Everton

● Premier League Power Rankings: Christian Benteke, Jermain Defoe and John Stones move up, Pedro and Petr Cech new entries

● 6 home wins from 30 - is home advantage over?

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